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Dietitians say feta is a top healthy cheese for its flavor, nutrition and versatility.It’s a good source of calcium and protein, while also keeping calories and fat low.It also serves well in many dishes, making it an easy way to pack in a little extra nutrition. Cheese is a popular addition to many meals and snacks, offering more than just flavor. It provides protein, calcium and other nutrients that support overall health, making it a reasonable fit in a balanced eating pattern. However, cheeses can vary widely in sodium, saturated fat and calorie content. To find options that deliver the…
Some things just taste better stuffed into sweet potatoes, and pulled pork is one of them! This recipe is a repeat offender in our household as it’s incredibly filling and flavorful, thanks to the juicy, slightly sweet, and tangy shredded pork and buttery melt-in-your-mouth sweet potatoes, with coleslaw adding some acidity and brightness to round out the dish. It also packs in tons of protein and fiber, helping to replenish lost nutrients and optimize digestion, and it makes great leftovers! See the Note if you want to use your pressure cooker or slow cooker to cook the pork.Nutritional information per…
Sham surgery trials have shown that some of our most popular surgeries are themselves shams. Intragastric balloons “arrived with much fanfare in the 1980s,” since they could be implanted into the stomach and inflated with air or water to fill much of the space. Unfortunately, surgical devices are often brought to the market before there is adequate evidence of effectiveness and safety, and the balloons were no exception. The “gastric bubble” had its bubble burst when a study at the Mayo Clinic found that 8 out of 10 balloons “spontaneously deflated,” which is potentially dangerous because they could pass into…
The Good Food podcastJoin us for an inspiring conversation with Suzie Lee, winner of BBC’s Best Home Cook 2020 and host of her own BBC series. From winning a national cooking competition to navigating lockdown with two young children, Suzie shares her remarkable journey blending Northern Irish and Chinese heritage through food.Discover Suzie’s favourite 20-minute dumpling recipe, her thoughts on fusion food, and why she believes every day should be celebrated. Plus, she reveals her guilty pleasure (chips!), shares lockdown cooking chaos with her kids, and explains why Northern Irish produce is world-class.Want to see this content?This page contains content…
Anthropic’s Claude is an AI bot that keeps up a steady pace when it comes to pushing out new features, and the latest upgrade of note sees three useful features make their way down to free users, having previously been exclusive to the paid-for plans.If you’re choosing between AIs and comparing the features available on the free plans, then there’s now more of a case to be made for choosing Claude over a competitor like ChatGPT or Gemini for your next batch of AI tasks.The three new features now available to free users on Claude are file creation, external plug-ins…
Ready to up your hydration game? Here are five smart ways to drink more water — and make it tasty too.[6]1. Hydrate Right After You Wake Up and Before MealsIf you put a water bottle in front of you, it’s easy to get lost in the day’s tasks and forget to take sips, but prioritizing hydration morning, afternoon, and evening is important. “Try to have about two glasses of water first thing in the morning and then one glass of water before every meal and snack,” says Moskovitz.There’s a double benefit to pairing food and water: “Drinking H2O also helps…
I’ve been a dietitian for nearly 20 years, so I’m fairly confident about most heart-health advice. Then I asked a cardiologist to name the worst habit for your heart—and their answer caught me off guard. “One of the top things that people need to change to improve cholesterol, blood pressure and general health is their poor sleep patterns or habits,” says Jayne Morgan, M.D., cardiologist and vice president of medical affairs at Hello Heart. “Essentially any type of circadian disruption can alter lipid metabolism and blood pressure control.” In fact, sleep is one of the health metrics in Life’s Essential…
Start your day off right with one of these satisfying breakfast recipes. Not only does each one feature at least 6 grams of fiber per serving, but they’re also low in saturated fat and sodium to help manage blood sugar. Fiber slows down digestion, which helps prevent high blood sugar spikes. And being mindful of the amount of saturated fat and sodium your meals contain can also help protect your heart, since those with diabetes are at a higher risk for developing heart disease. Recipes like our Chia Seed Pudding and Spinach & Fried Egg Grain Bowls are delicious, healthy…
To say that B vitamins are important to whole-body health is a serious understatement. These eight essential vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, B6, biotin, folate, and B12) are critical for brain function, neurotransmitter production, healthy methylation, and more.*
Being in your best health if you’re looking to conceive is important for fertility, but also to prepare your body for the physiological challenge of pregnancy – and nutrition is a key part of this. Awareness of the link between diet and fertility even goes back to the time of Hippocrates, who recognised the importance of special diets for both men and women to optimise their fertility.Nowadays, studies suggest that you should look to prepare your body for pregnancy around three months before conception. Supplements can be a useful way to ensure that women (and men) are physically ready for…